Maharashtra govt to launch skill courses for gems and jewellery sector: Fadnavis

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday said the state government will launch certificate courses at the Skills University to train skilled manpower in the gems and jewellery sector reported news agency PTISpeaking at the inauguration of a gems and jewellery exhibition at the Jio World Convention Centre in Mumbai Fadnavis said the gems and jewellery sector has the potential to make India a global leaderHe said that the initiative to provide certificate courses at the Maharashtra State Skills University MSSU will create manpower and ensure consistent growth of the industry reported PTIThe chief minister also said that a stateoftheart Gems and Jewellery Park is being developed at Mahape in Navi MumbaiThe park will provide facilities to professionals and exporters enabling a boost in exports The government is committed to making this sector more employmentoriented in collaboration with the Gems and Jewellery Association he noted reported PTIHe said Indian jewellery has a long history and is exported to several countriesIndia already has a strong global presence in this field and the government will align its policies to strengthen this further Fadnavis said reported PTIHighlighting industryfriendly reforms Fadnavis said that the state has simplified licensing land acquisition and strengthening processes for industriesAn Ease of Doing Business War Room has also been set up in Mantralaya to monitor reforms and their implementation The government is committed to creating an industryfriendly environment in Maharashtra he said reported PTIMaharashtra govt will create corpus fund to cover treatments costing over Rs 5 lakh FadnavisMeanwhile Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday said his government will create a corpus fund to cover organ transplants and other treatments costing more than Rs 5 lakh reported PTIIt will also expand the scope of health insurance schemes Fadnavis said at a meeting of the State Health Assurance Societys governing councilThe CM approved the inclusion of 2399 procedures under the unified Ayushman BharatPradhan Mantri Jan Aarogya Yojana ABPMJAY and Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Jan Aarogya Yojana MJPJAY up from the current 1356 reported PTIFadnavis said nine highcost treatments including heart lung kidney and bone marrow transplants would be covered through the new fund reported PTIHe directed officials to map empanelled hospitals talukawise and ensure patients in underserved areas have access to the schemePrivate hospitals would be invited to set up 30bed facilities in such regions the CM saidWith inputs from PTI